Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes Hellenistic cities?

Accepted Answer

A) They were small and governed by a military elite. 
B) They served as important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek culture. 
C) Their inhabitants spoke only their native tongue. 
D) They had a population of 10,000 and were dominated by a trading class. 
E) Most were ruled by non-Greeks. 
A) They were small and governed by a military elite. 
B) They served as important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek culture. 
C) Their inhabitants spoke only their native tongue. 
D) They had a population of 10,000 and were dominated by a trading class. 
E) Most were ruled by non-Greeks.

Question 2

Which of the following was Alexander's last battle against the Persian king Darius?

Accepted Answer

A) Issus 
B) Tyre 
C) Gordium 
D) Guagamela 
E) Gaza 
A) Issus 
B) Tyre 
C) Gordium 
D) Guagamela 
E) Gaza

Question 3

Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) It was an entirely stagnant civilization. 
B) There were few achievements in science and art. 
C) Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. 
D) In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. 
E) It preceded Hellenic civilization. 
A) It was an entirely stagnant civilization. 
B) There were few achievements in science and art. 
C) Signs of decline were apparent by the late third century B.C.E. 
D) In comparison to earlier Greek society, there was more equality between the rich and the poor. 
E) It preceded Hellenic civilization.

Question 5

Who wrote the treatise "On Chastity"?

Accepted Answer

A) Sappho 
B) Hippocrates 
C) Phintys 
D) Cyme 
E) Phile of Priene 
A) Sappho 
B) Hippocrates 
C) Phintys 
D) Cyme 
E) Phile of Priene

Question 6

Hellenistic sculpture

Accepted Answer

A) never portrayed human figures. 
B) was influenced by Egyptian standardized forms. 
C) followed the idealism of fifth century Greek classicism. 
D) abandoned the Greek practice of sculpting female nude figures. 
E) was more emotional and realistic than classical Greek sculpture. 
A) never portrayed human figures. 
B) was influenced by Egyptian standardized forms. 
C) followed the idealism of fifth century Greek classicism. 
D) abandoned the Greek practice of sculpting female nude figures. 
E) was more emotional and realistic than classical Greek sculpture.

Question 7

The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was

Accepted Answer

A) gold. 
B) timber. 
C) grain. 
D) wines. 
E) spices. 
A) gold. 
B) timber. 
C) grain. 
D) wines. 
E) spices.

Question 8

Shortly after taking the throne, Alexander dealt swiftly and harshly with a Greek rebellion by sacking the city of

Accepted Answer

A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Alexandria. 
A) Athens. 
B) Thebes. 
C) Sparta. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Alexandria.

Question 9

Because many Hellenistic philosophers embraced equality between men and women, female infanticide disappeared during the Hellenistic era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who maintained that the only things that exist are atoms moving through the void?

Accepted Answer

A) Isocrates 
B) Plato 
C) Epicurus 
D) Zeno 
E) Isis 
A) Isocrates 
B) Plato 
C) Epicurus 
D) Zeno 
E) Isis

Question 11

After the death of Alexander the Great, his lead general, Ptolemy, ruled for fifteen years in Alexander's name from Bactria to Macedonia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What made Alexander such a successful general? Give examples from his military campaigns.

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great was such a successfu

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II's military reforms?

Accepted Answer

A) He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient. 
B) He made use of cavalry contingents in breaking the opposing line of battle. 
C) His warriors used a longer thrusting spear, double that of the Greek hoplite. 
D) He made use of engineers who designed catapults to destroy enemy fortifications. 
E) His infantrymen carried smaller shields and shorter swords than Greek hoplites. 
A) He abandoned the phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient. 
B) He made use of cavalry contingents in breaking the opposing line of battle. 
C) His warriors used a longer thrusting spear, double that of the Greek hoplite. 
D) He made use of engineers who designed catapults to destroy enemy fortifications. 
E) His infantrymen carried smaller shields and shorter swords than Greek hoplites.

Question 14

How did Greek religious practices in the Hellenistic era differ from those in the classical era?

Accepted Answer

In the Hellenistic era, Greek religious

Question 15

The best example of Hellenistic "New Comedy" was the Athenian playwright

Accepted Answer

A) Aristophanes. 
B) Menander. 
C) Euripides. 
D) Aeschylus. 
E) Polybius. 
A) Aristophanes. 
B) Menander. 
C) Euripides. 
D) Aeschylus. 
E) Polybius.

Question 16

Why is Alexander the Great considered to be the first true superhero of Western Civilization? Is that reputation justified? Why and/or why not?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great is considered to be

Question 17

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

Accepted Answer

A) Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis. 
B) Hellenistic philosophy was more political than classical philosophy. 
C) Classical philosophy dealt primarily with ethics and human behavior. 
D) Classical philosophy was centered in Athens; Hellenistic philosophy in Corinth. 
E) Hellenistic philosophy advocated divine right monarchy. 
A) Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human happiness disassociated from the life of the polis. 
B) Hellenistic philosophy was more political than classical philosophy. 
C) Classical philosophy dealt primarily with ethics and human behavior. 
D) Classical philosophy was centered in Athens; Hellenistic philosophy in Corinth. 
E) Hellenistic philosophy advocated divine right monarchy.

Question 18

Who was credited with having been the first to separate medicine from philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A) Hippocrates 
B) Euclid 
C) Aristotle 
D) Herophilus 
E) Erasistratus 
A) Hippocrates 
B) Euclid 
C) Aristotle 
D) Herophilus 
E) Erasistratus

Question 19

The economic life of the Hellenistic world was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) tremendous innovations in labor-saving machinery, as with the "Archimedean screw." 
B) a significant shift in industry and manufacturing from Greece to the east. 
C) little variety in products used for trading. 
D) the virtual disappearance of slavery in manufacturing. 
E) the Athenian control of all economic activities. 
A) tremendous innovations in labor-saving machinery, as with the "Archimedean screw." 
B) a significant shift in industry and manufacturing from Greece to the east. 
C) little variety in products used for trading. 
D) the virtual disappearance of slavery in manufacturing. 
E) the Athenian control of all economic activities.

Question 20

Stoicism

Accepted Answer

A) was formed by Epicurus. 
B) later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D) believed in a material afterlife. 
E) argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities. 
A) was formed by Epicurus. 
B) later became very popular with the Celts and Germans. 
C) maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature. 
D) believed in a material afterlife. 
E) argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities.

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

Which of the following statements best describes Hellenistic cities?

Which of the following was Alexander's last battle against the Persian king Darius?

Unlike the Epicureans, the Stoics believed that complete withdrawal from the public world of politics and society was necessary in the quest for a passive and unattached life.

Which of the following statements is correct about the Hellenistic civilization?

Who wrote the treatise "On Chastity"?

Hellenistic sculpture

The greatest trade product in the Hellenistic world was

Shortly after taking the throne, Alexander dealt swiftly and harshly with a Greek rebellion by sacking the city of

Because many Hellenistic philosophers embraced equality between men and women, female infanticide disappeared during the Hellenistic era.

Who maintained that the only things that exist are atoms moving through the void?

After the death of Alexander the Great, his lead general, Ptolemy, ruled for fifteen years in Alexander's name from Bactria to Macedonia.

What made Alexander such a successful general? Give examples from his military campaigns.

Which of the following was NOT one of Philip II's military reforms?

How did Greek religious practices in the Hellenistic era differ from those in the classical era?

The best example of Hellenistic "New Comedy" was the Athenian playwright

Why is Alexander the Great considered to be the first true superhero of Western Civilization? Is that reputation justified? Why and/or why not?

What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period?

Who was credited with having been the first to separate medicine from philosophy?

The economic life of the Hellenistic world was characterized by

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